Used cars and trucks priced at $20 in 2019 $26.09 in 2025

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Prices for Used Cars And Trucks, 2019-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for used cars and trucks are 30.46% higher in 2025 versus 2019 (a $6.09 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2025: Used cars and trucks experienced an average inflation rate of 4.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, used cars and trucks costing $20 in the year 2019 would cost $26.09 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.80% during this same period, inflation for used cars and trucks was higher.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by 1%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for used cars and trucks during the 2019-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for used cars and trucks was lower.

Price Inflation for Used cars and trucks since 1952

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (26.63%), 1981 (23.43%), and 1975 (19.52%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Used cars and trucks, over time, for $20 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2019$20.001.00%
2020$20.643.19%
2021$26.1326.63%
2022$29.4712.75%
2023$27.36-7.13%
2024$25.73-5.96%
2025$26.091.39%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Used cars and trucks:

Year19521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI28.40026.73122.73821.47720.68523.15424.00826.80825.05426.01528.38528.73129.95429.77729.03129.95430.71730.87731.22333.00833.06235.19236.69243.85450.28554.73855.84660.20862.31576.91588.77798.723112.515113.708108.785113.092117.969120.431117.569118.123123.169133.885141.662156.454157.038151.123150.608152.031155.762158.700151.977142.915133.323139.438139.992135.747133.951126.973143.128149.011150.330149.887149.094147.120143.488138.259138.385139.763144.221182.628205.908191.222179.823182.329

Adjust used cars and trucks prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2019 * 2019 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Used cars and trucks was 139.763 in the year 2019 and 182.329 in 2025:

182.329 / 139.763 * $20 = $26.09

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $26.09 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Used cars and trucks).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Used cars and trucks in 1952. In addition to used cars and trucks, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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